Friends of Fondren holds 42nd annual gala and auction
The 42nd annual Friends of Fondren Library Gala was held March 15, honoring Karen ’77, ’78 and Larry George.
The next step in Houston’s beautification initiative kicked off May 13 in advance of the 2026 FIFA World Cup games taking place at NRG Stadium this su...
The Rice women’s track and field team won the American Conference Championship last weekend, claiming a team title as head coach Jim Bevan nears the e...
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Kinder Institute for Urban Research will host “Redrawing Risk,” a one-day public conference May 21 examin...
Rice faculty and staff members Yael Hochberg and Patricia Stepp were recognized at the inaugural Texas Innovation Conference & Awards, held April ...
‘There truly is no place like Rice’: Arjun Surya shares commencement address....
The 2026 Digital Learning Symposium, an inaugural event for Rice, brought together faculty, students and thought leaders to explore a central question...
Four Rice students named 2026 Sumners Scholars....
Nearly 300 graduates of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing took part in the induction ceremony for the Order of the Engineer and ...
Kean, Kidd to receive ARA’s Gold Medal at 2024 Laureates Awards
At the Association of Rice Alumni’s 2024 Laureates Awards ceremony May 2, the group will bestow its highest honor — the Gold Medal Award — to Melissa Kean ’96, ’00 and Albert Kidd ’64, ’65.
Rice researchers develop 3D-printed wood from its own natural components
Researchers at Rice University have unlocked the potential to use 3D printing to make sustainable wood structures, offering a greener alternative to traditional manufacturing methods.
Rice offers intriguing summer school options to wide range of students
Rice University is offering a bevy of summer school programs and courses to prospective and current students this year.
Hip-hop harmony: KRS-One event culminates in prestigious volunteer award for CERCL pioneers
Billed as “One-on-one with the Teacha,” a March 7 event hosted by the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning (CERCL) featured an intimate conversation with hip-hop legend KRS-One and quite the surprise for several of its organizers.
Rice’s Naomi Halas awarded Optica’s C.E.K. Mees Medal
Rice University’s Naomi Halas has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the C.E.K. Mees Medal by Optica for her “original use of optics across multiple fields.”
Houston hospital prices vary substantially, data shows in Baker Institute report
Houston hospitals have significant gaps in their federally mandated price reporting, leading to significant price differences for the same services for consumers, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice students advance to finals of DOE’s Collegiate Wind Competition
An interdisciplinary group of Rice University students has been selected to compete in the Phase 3 final round of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2024 Collegiate Wind Competition.
Rice students, staff get behind-the-scenes look at RUPD through Citizens Police Academy
After a years-long hiatus induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rice University Police Department (RUPD) resurrected its Citizens Police Academy in January 2024.
‘Forward-looking’ Rice center fuses Latin American and Latinx studies
From hosting speakers on topics ranging from curanderas in Mexican-American literature, the meaning of oil in Venezuela and the archaeology of the Amazon to fostering events on the arts in Guyana and contributing to student events, Rice University’s Initiative for the Study of LatinX America (ISLA) has accomplished a lot in the past three years.